Ask Rufus: A Celebration and Remembrance On Friday, members of present day Easy Company of the 506th of the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, gathered with the 43rd FTS of CAFB and the Mississippi Army National Guard to honor Brad Freeman of Caledonia. Mr. Freeman is the last original member of Easy Company of the celebrated Band of Brothers of World War II and the television miniseries “Band of Brothers.”
Friday morning there was a ceremony to honor Brad Freeman.
A presentation was made to him by members of present day Easy Company of the 506th of the 101st Airborne who came from Fort Campbell and by members of the 43rd FTS of Columbus Air Force Base. The presentation was of items sent to Mr. Freeman by Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Additionally, there was a presentation on behalf of Congressman Trent Kelly and the VFW. Mr. Freeman is the last original member of Easy Company, the celebrated Band of Brothers of World War II and the
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One day soon the pandemic may be past, and COVID-19, a memory. But the trauma from the isolation, seeing people die, facing financial stress, and living with loss and the anxiety of the unknown will continue for a long time to come.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of American adults with recent symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorders increased more than 5 points between the summer of 2020 and the spring of 2021. One out of every 10 people reports having an unmet mental health care need.
“We’re going to see this level of trauma for many years, said Nicole Martin, executive director of trauma healing at the American Bible Society (ABS). “It’s not just going to go away when everyone is vaccinated and everyone is allowed inside.”
On Wednesday, a Baptist preacher condemned a Methodist church.
Amid an episode of his
The Briefing podcast, Al Mohler a pastor and president of Louisville, Kentucky’s Southern Baptist Theological Seminary had strong words for Hope United Methodist Church.
At issue: the Illinois congregation’s support of Isaac Simmons.
As noted by The Daily Wire, Hope United has placed Isaac in a position of church leadership.
They’ve also promoted him as a candidate for ordination.
A couple of notables: Isaac is openly gay. Isaac is a drag queen.
In fact, the Methodist man’s been known to dress in drag for his messages.
Gorman Jones Roberts, Sr., 96, of Louisville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Gorman was born on May 18, 1924 in Knoxville, TN, the only child of Thomas Jefferson and Dorothy Jones Roberts. He grew up in Williamsburg, KY where his father was president of the bank and his mother was a schoolteacher and the church organist.
Gorman graduated from Cumberland Academy at age 15, and attended Cumberland College, spending his summers at Culver Military Academy. Gorman cherished his early years fishing and playing sports. He was an excellent baseball player and was offered professional contracts by both the Yankees and Reds, playing briefly for the Yankees, backing up Joe DiMaggio in center field.